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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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